common winterberry

Leaves

Form

• Deciduous, oval
• Lower surface may be hairy

Length

• 4–10 cm

Colour

• Upper surface dark green

Margin

• Finely toothed

Buds

Form

• Small, rounded
• Several scales

Twigs

Form

• Ridged

Colour

• Light brown

Flowers

Form

• In small clusters in the leaf axils

Structure

• Dioecious

Fruits

Form

• Berry-like, on short stalks
• In small clusters in the axils of the basal leaves
• Remain on the tree after the leaves fall

Width

• 5–8 mm

Colour

• Red or orange

Bark

Form

• Warty lenticels

Colour

• Mottled grey

Range

Newfoundland to Lake Superior, south to Tennessee and Georgia